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Louis C.K. on being a dad: "It won't take away your manhood, it will give it to you"

"I don't know what I'm doing, but my kids love me. Go figure"


Katie McDonough
June 15, 2014 6:22PM (UTC)

It's Father's Day, everyone. Here's Louis C.K. on why being a dad (or being a parent or caretaker in general) means being imperfect and figuring things out as you go, and why that's totally OK.

"I make a lot of mistakes. I don't know what I'm doing," the comedian observed in 2010. "But my kids love me. Go figure."

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Katie McDonough

Katie McDonough is Salon's politics writer, focusing on gender, sexuality and reproductive justice. Follow her on Twitter @kmcdonovgh or email her at kmcdonough@salon.com.

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